SonicJobs Logo
Left arrow iconBack to search

Customer Operations Lead

Clera
Posted a day ago, valid for 17 days
Location

San Francisco, CA, US

Salary

$100,000 - $150,000 per year

Contract type

Full Time

By applying, a Sonicjobs account will be created for you. Sonicjobs's Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions will apply.

SonicJobs' Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy also apply.

Sonic Summary

info
  • The role is for a Customer Operations Lead at an early-stage AI/ML infrastructure company focused on Reinforcement Learning environments.
  • Candidates should have experience managing customer operations systems and resolving complex customer issues, requiring at least 3 years of relevant experience.
  • The position involves building trust with customers, resolving onboarding and platform blockers, and streamlining operational workflows.
  • The salary range for this role is between $100,000 and $150,000 USD annually for US-based, full-time employees.
  • This position offers flexible location options, including on-site in San Francisco or Singapore, and remote work opportunities in other regions.

About the Role

We're a fast-growing, early-stage AI/ML infrastructure company building the platform for creating, managing, and scaling Reinforcement Learning (RL) environments — used by frontier AI labs, data suppliers, and enterprise buyers to train and evaluate cutting-edge models.

We're looking for a Customer Operations Lead to own the human layer of our customer experience — the high-judgment, relationship-driven work that AI shouldn't (or can't) handle. You'll serve as the implementation counterpart to our GTM Engineers, driving successful customer activation and engagement across a technically sophisticated customer base.

What You'll Do

  • Own customer-facing workflows that require human touch — building trust, clarifying context, and moving things forward.

  • Serve as the human-in-the-loop layer across our customer segments, including data suppliers, frontier AI labs, and enterprise buyers.

  • Resolve contract, onboarding, and platform blockers by coordinating with the right internal stakeholders.

  • Identify recurring customer issues, feedback, and learnings — and turn them into improved processes, platform enhancements, and communications.

  • Build lightweight systems and tools that streamline operational workflows and make problem resolution faster and easier over time.

  • Manage many concurrent customer threads simultaneously with strong follow-through and attention to detail.

  • Jump into customer conversations when escalation or nuanced judgment is needed.

What We're Looking For

Dealbreakers (must-haves):

  • Experience owning and managing customer operations systems and processes for customer activation and engagement.

  • Proven ability to resolve complex customer issues (e.g., contract, onboarding, platform blockers) by coordinating across internal teams.

  • Experience building lightweight tools or systems to streamline operational workflows and problem resolution.

Required:

  • Direct customer engagement experience — you know how to build trust, clarify context, and advance stalled issues.

  • Analytical mindset: able to synthesize recurring feedback into actionable process and product improvements.

  • Comfortable managing multiple concurrent operational tasks or customer issues without dropping threads.

  • Demonstrated use of AI tools to enhance personal or team productivity.

Nice to Have:

  • Early-stage startup experience; comfort working independently in unstructured, fast-paced environments.

  • Experience working with technical customers (e.g., engineers, ML researchers, data teams).

  • Familiarity with Reinforcement Learning concepts — you know what environments, evals, reward signals, and benchmarks are.

  • Background in consulting, business operations, or implementation roles.

Location

This role has flexible location options:

  • San Francisco, CA — on-site (preferred for US-based candidates)

  • Singapore — on-site for Southeast Asia-based candidates

  • Europe or other regions — fully remote as an independent contractor

Visa sponsorship is available.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary range: $100,000 – $150,000 USD annually (for US-based, full-time roles)

  • Early-stage equity opportunity

  • High-impact, high-autonomy role at a company building critical infrastructure for the next generation of AI




Learn more about this Employer on their Career Site

Apply now in a few quick clicks

By applying, a Sonicjobs account will be created for you. Sonicjobs's Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions will apply.

SonicJobs' Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy also apply.